''Beatin' the Odds'' is the fourteenth studio

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artist

Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" ...

, released in 1997 by

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. The album was recorded by Rabbitt after undergoing

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and having had a part of his lung removed to combat cancer. It was released eight months before his death. It included six new songs and six re-recordings of past hits including "

I Love a Rainy Night "I Love a Rainy Night" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1980 as the second single from his album '' Horizon''. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles, ''Billb ...

" and "

Drivin' My Life Away "Drivin' My Life Away" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in June 1980 as the first single from the album '' Horizon''. The song was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Mall ...

" from ''

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'', " On Second Thought" and "

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" from '' Jersey Boy'', "Two Dollars in the Jukebox" from ''

Rocky Mountain Music ''Rocky Mountain Music'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in 1976 under the Elektra Records label. The album produced three singles: "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)", which became Rabbitt' ...

'' and " Suspicions" from ''

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''. Despite Rabbitt's condition,

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gave the album four stars and commented that "his vocal talent shines as brightly in this full-length offering as in any of the many others he completed during his long career."

Track listing

#"Great Old American Town" (

, Jenny Yates) - 3:53 #"It's Me I'm Runnin' From" (

Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messi ...

, Rabbitt) - 3:21 #"I'll Make Everything Alright" (

Robert Ellis Orrall Robert Ellis Orrall (born May 4, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene ...

, Rabbitt) - 2:33 #"You've Come to the Right Heart" (Nichols, Rabbitt) - 3:49 #"Love May Never Pass This Way Again" ( Roger Cook, Rabbitt) - 3:26 #"I'm There" (Rabbitt, Jimmy Hyde) - 3:24 #"

" (

David Malloy David Ernest Malloy is an American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 number one hits. He had received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and pro ...

, Rabbitt, Even Stevens) - 3:17 #" Suspicions" (Malloy, Randy McCormick, Rabbitt, Stevens) - 4:58 #" Two Dollars in the Jukebox" (Rabbitt) - 2:23 #"

" (Malloy, Rabbitt, Stevens) - 3:13 #" On Second Thought" (Rabbitt) - 3:37 #"

" (Rabbitt) - 3:12

Personnel

*Eddie Rabbitt - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals *Michael Black - background vocals *Mike Brignardello -

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*Sonny Garrish -

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Aubrey Haynie Aubrey Haynie (born March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he wr ...

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*Chris Leuzinger -

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, electric guitar *Kim Morrison - background vocals *Gary Prim -

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*Milton Sledge -

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References

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